Lock Up Your Pet Cat, It’s a Killing Machine
Every year an average pet cat kills 110 native animals. Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and…
Every year an average pet cat kills 110 native animals. Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and…
Roughly half of Earth’s ice-free land remains without significant human influence, according to a study from a team of international researchers led by the National…
Editor’s note: Horseshoe bats in China are a natural wildlife reservoir of SARS-like coronaviruses. Some health experts think wildlife markets – specifically in Wuhan, China…
Kelp forest ecosystems at Tierra del Fuego remain relatively unchanged over 45 years. In the kelp forests of Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip…
Almost half of the current food production is harmful to our planet – causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and water stress. But as the world…
Research in the Sierra Nevada region of California illustrates the varying flower choices of bumble bees. Many species of North American bumble bees have seen…
Conservationists should be wary of assuming that genetic diversity loss in wildlife is always caused by humans, as new research published today by international conservation…
New UNSW research calls for national action to minimize the risk of the platypus vanishing due to habitat destruction, dams, and weirs. Australia’s devastating drought…
Small Mammals in South America Help Scientists See Forest-Wide Patterns “Save the rainforests” is a snappy slogan, but it doesn’t tell the full story of…
In December 2019 the team of scientists and conservationists repeated the egg collection from the northern white rhinos in Kenya and was able to create…
Results should help improve how species’ vulnerability is assessed. A new study says that the planet’s wildlife is increasingly under the boot of humanity. Using…
The protection of Australia’s threatened species could be improved by a factor of seven, if more efficient ‘umbrella’ species were prioritized for protection, according to…
Scientists at Michigan State University’s Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability show that even popular conservation programs can harbor hidden costs, often for vulnerable populations. Returning…
Glacier National Park’s iconic mountain goats seek out vanishing snow patches where they cool and reduce their respiration. A new study in the journal PLOS…
A new University of New South Wales (UNSW) study has shown that using a drone to film hippos in Africa is an effective, affordable tool…
German scientists survey stakeholders about their attitudes toward methods to mitigate bat fatalities from wind turbines used in generating renewable energy. Wind energy holds great…
International team of marine scientists complete six-year whale shark study The study uses a novel combination of several monitoring techniques, including state-of-the-art acoustic and satellite…
New coating could reduce toilet water consumption by half, increase water sustainability. Every day, more than 141 billion liters of water are used solely to…